Pittsburgh casino slot machine overly generous, Pa. gaming board not amused

(CBS/AP) PITTSBURGH - A Pennsylvania gambler hit the jackpot for $25,000...a payout state regulators say was mostly a mistake. Officials say the slot machine in a Pittsburgh casino should have only paid out $12.

Now the state's Gaming Control Board, which regrets the $24,988 error, is trying to make sure it doesn't happen again.

Officials tell the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette the false jackpot was awarded on May 29, 2010. The generous payout happened in one of five instances involving Rivers Casino machines that weren't properly tested or certified.

The Gaming Control Board was to have levied an unspecified fine against the casino. But it nixed a consent agreement with the casino Monday, after some board members felt a stronger message needed to be sent.

Casino officials say the player was allowed to keep the jackpot and that it paid all the taxes on it. A spokesman for Rivers Casino machines says the establishment takes the matter seriously and has retrained all of its technicians.